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A student from Ohio, USA, has been banned from attending prom following a promposal considered racist by school officials.
The unidentified student posted a photo on social media of the promposal, which read, 鈥淚f I was black I鈥檇 be picking cotton but I鈥檓 white so I鈥檓 picking u [sic] for prom,鈥� as per FOX8 on May 1. It is unclear whether the student is on his junior or senior year, but his intended prom date is not from the school district.
鈥淭o be frank with you I thought, 鈥極h my goodness; this is awful,鈥欌�� Janice Wyckoff, superintendent at Clear Fork Valley Local Schools, said, according to the report. 鈥淜ids need to understand, when you鈥檙e celebrating things it doesn鈥檛 give you a pass on using inappropriate racial slurs.鈥�
The school district, comprising around 1,700 students, was disappointed by the incident, the report said. The student, meanwhile, is remorseful and has since deleted the photo and apologized for it.
鈥淭his is a process, growing up is a process. This is one of those moments that鈥檚 a teachable moment for this kid that will last a lifetime,鈥� Wyckoff said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe that this is any group think on the part of the student body. This is one person making a bad decision that鈥檚 going to reflect on everybody.鈥�
It was not mentioned whether the student would receive any further disciplinary action.聽 Cody Cepeda /ra
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